Archbishop

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/archbishop

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is an archbishop?An archbishop is a senior bishop who has more authority and helps lead a group of churches called a province.
2. How does an archbishop help other bishops?They watch over the bishops in their province, making sure everyone follows the same rules and works together.

Metropolitan See: The principal see of an ecclesiastical province, headed by an archbishop.
Suffragan Diocese: A diocese within an ecclesiastical province that is subordinate to the metropolitan see.
Canon Law: The body of laws and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority for the government of a Christian organization or church.
Titular Archbishopric: An archiepiscopal see that is no longer a residential see but is assigned to a bishop holding another office.